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Long-term Disaster Resilience

Disaster Zone Podcast

What are we doing wrong when it comes to disaster resilience, especially as it impacts our ability to adapt to the climate impacts that are experiencing and take a longer view to disaster resilience. The podcast guest is Jeff Schlegelmilch an Associate Professor for Professional Practice in Climate. L3Harris Technologies' BeOn PPT App.

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Supply Chain Insights

Disaster Zone Podcast

Philip Palin is the author of Out of the Whirlwind: Supply and Demand after Hurricane Maria , published by Rowman & Littlefield (2019). Also author of Considering Catastrophe. Principal author of Catastrophe Preparation and Prevention series from McGraw-Hill. Also author of Considering Catastrophe.

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Business Continuity Vs. Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

Erika became a subject matter expert in national security and disaster preparedness and response while advising different commands including during high-risk situations while deployed in Afghanistan. She has nearly two decades of experience as a lawyer in both the corporate finance world and the military.

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Idaho Office of Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

As the Director, he is responsible for Idaho’s emergency preparedness and response planning in support of the Idaho Homeland Security and Emergency Management Strategies. As the Governor’s Authorized Representative Brad acts as the single point of contact for all federal, regional, and state emergency management activities.

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New Book Review

Recovery Diva

Populations that have differing characteristics than one’s own can span a wide array including but not limited to: gender, age, race, religion, national background, immigration status, languages spoken, residency, disability, income level, or caste or other cultural differences in international disaster settings other than the U.S.

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Disaster Tip of The Week: Set Meeting Points to Reunite With Family and Loved Ones

Disaster Preparedness

If for instance, your home was on fire, you can quickly meet up with family members, get a headcount and notify the authorities if someone is missing. The second location should be either across the street from where you live, outside neighbors' house or just down the road from your home or building. The main reason for this is the proximity.

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The 9 Best Books for Disaster Recovery Managers in 2022

Solutions Review

Book Title: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for InfoSec Managers. OUR TAKE: Authors John Rittinghouse and James F. Description: “This new edition of a bestseller book addresses the complexities of disaster preparedness and business continuity. ” GO TO BOOK. ” GO TO BOOK. ” GO TO BOOK.